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Horse profile

Shakin John (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2009) · Last trainer E J O'Neill · Last owner Red Army Partnership
by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Qudrah (IRE) (Darshaan)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Sep 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Apr 2009 — 6,392 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2009 · 11th of 12 Last raced off OR 56
KTB Profile

Shakin John (GB) is yet to win from 5 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 56.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating56At career-high mark
56 56–56

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 50A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Nottingham, 16 Oct 2008 Official rating 56 at the last run, 28 Apr 2009

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 5 figures · best 54A · median 45
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft250A45—
Standard (AW)1———
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f354A50—
1m2f – 1m4f245C42.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Refuse To Bend (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5846.9%−2.9—
Good to Firm952899.3%−0.5—
Good1,09410910%+0.20 from 1
Good to Soft5555610.1%+0.30 from 2
Soft715709.8%00 from 1
Heavy245208.2%−1.6—
Standard (AW)1,24912910.3%+0.50 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2903110.7%+0.9—
6f – 7f1,5291439.4%−0.4—
1m – 1m1f1,04110610.2%+0.40 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f944879.2%−0.60 from 2
1m5f – 2m671619.1%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f2973411.4%+1.6—
2m5f – 3m901516.7%+6.9—
Over 3m600%−9.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Qudrah (IRE) (Darshaan)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Marvelloso (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Marvelloso (GB)1412m2f—
Truc De Fou (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Nottingham 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Chris Catlin 2 0 0% −2.00
Dane O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Winston 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 2 runs
28 Apr 09+7d Nottingham Nottinghamracecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 11/12 8 9-0 5640C Dane O'Neill 33/1
21 Apr 09+187d Southwell (AW) Southwell Golf Club Handicap Class 6 · 11f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 3¾ 9-0 5645C Paul Hanagan 8/1
2008 · 3 runs
16 Oct 08+8d Nottingham E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 7/13 3 9-3 5650A Robert Winston 66/1
08 Oct 08+20d Nottingham Racing UK Channel 432 Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 8.5f · Soft · 12 ran 8/12 ¾ 9-3 5654A Chris Catlin 40/1
18 Sep 08 Yarmouth E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 8f · Good · 10 ran 10/10 ¾ 9-3 5645A Chris Catlin 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shakin John won?
Shakin John (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2008 and 2009.
Who trained Shakin John?
Shakin John (GB) was trained by E J O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Nottingham on 28 April 2009.
Who is Shakin John's sire?
Shakin John (GB) is by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Qudrah (IRE), whose sire is Darshaan.
What is Shakin John's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 28 April 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Shakin John's sire's record?
Refuse To Bend (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Shakin John's siblings?
Out of Qudrah (IRE), Shakin John (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Marvelloso (GB) (1). The wins came over 2m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.